The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-20


if in January. 1851. there WAS NOT a
single acre of land. that he wrote Cen
eral Gordon that this land had been
withdrawn, OF in other words. where
the land came from.
What reply did he make YOU
He stated that the land was 10 come
"ut OF the Everglades that were unsur-
veyed. remarked to him that all the
lands ia Hillsboro. Polk. Orange and
Nlanatee counties were surveyed, and in
his letters he stated that large portion
was in those counties. and they must of
course have been surveyed lands in
1851
THE DRAINAGE COMPANY CONTRACT.
Did Governor Bloyham offer any ex-
planation of this =
No: he made no reply, but asked me
If | had any further objections that
would state. told HIM that had He
asked me to state them. and | said that
another was the contract entered into
with the Drainage Company 10y which
the company received the titles Ia .l3i.-
5.3 acres. when. according to the report
of the committee of which Col. Daniels
was the chairman. there had been only
~, 900 acres drained. and according Ia
the contract the company were only en-
titled Ia one half or forty thousand acres.
The Governor replied that lac agreed
with Col. Daniels committee. 1. e., that
the company should be made To drain
the land. | said. Governor. that hardly
iustitits your Board in making the deed
to them: why was there such unseemly
haste. and AN extra force put on during
the last six weeks of your administra-
ton. to make these deeds before yol
went out of office: He replied that the
contract was made with him and his
Board. and they wanted the deeds from
them. replied that ! still could see no
reason for this unseemly haste. as the
Board was perpetual: that when his
Board went out the new Board came in
and was just a. competent To make the
deed a. the old one: to which he made no
further reply"
Did you offer any further objectionF'
Yes: Gov. Bloxham then asked me
again if had any further objections.
and told him had that was opposed
tn him on the ground of the so-called
Jones BloXham contract or bargain.
What remark did the Governor make
Ia that
He denied ii most emphatically and
said he would make AN affidavit that no
such agreement was ever entered into
between him and c. III. Jones. To- which
replied that would also make an affi
davit to the effect that Mr.. Jones had
told me that such an agreement eN-
isted
Was there anything further passed
between you:
No: this is all of any Importance and
Gov. Bloxham and his friend Withdrew
from my room
oUR LEGISLATIVE LETTER.
I'm order to ensure the appearance of "A
weekly letter i'm the weekly edition of
THE NEWS. issued on Friday. your
correspondent will be compelled to send
letter by Mondays mail, and include in
it notes of matters not sent by wire for
the preceding week. Ny last letter
written OH Thursday. brought the record
of events down to Thursday noon.
On Friday the Senate resolution di-
recting the two committees appointed 10
investigate the missing section and re-
port a bill providing for the State print
ing hereafter, to act as a joint committee.
was concurred in. \ proposition from
the State Printer To do Legislative print
ing for this session, proposing To do the
work at the same rate "a was allowed for
the printing of the Constitutional Con
vention of 1885. viz: Thirty per cent less
than the rates allowed for the printing
for the session of 1851. was reported ia
vorably by the Committee on Public
Printing in both houses. and the reports
adopted.
House Bill No. ). To punish venders of
intoxicating liquors. passed the Hous.- by
a vote of 8. to 1.
House Bill No. 1, Ia prescribe the
method of giving notice of the introduc-
ton of local and special bills. was or
dered engrossed for third reading.
House Bill No. -. requiring electors
To pay "A capitation tax before voting,
known a. the prerequisite Bill. came
up on second reading. and was recon-
mtted.
House Bill No. -. To- prohibit clerks Of
Circuit Courts from charging fees for
examination Of records. was considered
on second reading. and several amend
ment, offered and acted on. but the bill
went over without action to Saturday.
when il was considered and engros-e'i.
PRoHIBITIoN.
In the Senate on Friday. the following
Joint resolution. was introduced by SEN
ator Coulter. laid over. and on Saturday
referred to the Committee ON Temper
ance.
Be il resoIre,i by the Legislature ~ the
State Of Florida, /. That the following
be and the same. is proposed a. an amend
ment 10 the Constitution Of the State of
Florida. to wit:
? That section I. Of Article xix of
said Constitution h.. and the same N.
amended 80 a. To be as follows. VIZ:
SEC. l. The manufacture, sale and keep
| ing for sale Of all intoxicating hquors.
/ drinks. mixtures and preparations,
/ except a. hereinafter provided. are for
ever prohibited within this State. But
I the Legislature may provide by law for
+ the manufacture, sale and keeping for
sale of alcohol and preparations thereof
/ for scientific, mechanical and medicinal
PURPOSES and of wine for sacramental
I purposes, under sufficient penslties and
securities to- insure the due execution Of
I such laws as may te enacted under this
! section.
Senate Bill No. - prescribing the du-